Staff

Ernst Gunther von Harringa, Sr.
Gunther has been President and Board Chairman since BMI was founded 3 years ago, overseeing 4 missionaries. He resides in central OH with his wife Lindy and 10 of his 15 children, as 5 are grown. Gunther has been a full time Christian missionary for over 30 years and previously, from 1994 to 2002 President of an International Biblical Charity and independent mission board. Gunther is heard on radio worldwide, on the world's largest Christian radio network in several languages, on a daily 7-9 minute Bible teaching program, "Searching The Scriptures". He is also heard on radio worldwide, about twice each month, giving a 40 minute Bible study in English.

Lindy von Harringa
Lindy is wife to Gunther, and mother of 15.  She is the Coordinator of Children's Ministries at BMI, and Finance Coordinator and BMI Bookkeeper as well. She has major responsibilities for fundraising at BMI. She has also been wife to Gunther since 1978, and a Christian missionary for over 30 years.  As part of her missionary work, she also writes TV materials  for "Treasures". She has the 10 youngest of her 15 children at home in OH, and is a busy mother, as 5 of her 10 children are homeschooled. As Children's Ministries Coordinator, she oversees the radio and TV programming for children, and all the very extensive children's materials distributed free by BMI. Lindy has produced a women's-only Bible study program on Paltalk (Internet-worldwide) about twice each month, lasting 30 min, centered on the women in the Bible, and teaching Biblical roles and duties of Christian women.
 
Mark Hewitt
Mark has been Board Vice president of BMI since it's founding in 2002. He is the Senior Engineer for all radio and TV productions at BMI, doing all recording and technical editing for the Recording of Searching The Scriptures, Treasures From The Bible (radio and TV), and all major radio Bible studies by various BMI Staff. Mark is responsible for the duplication of all CD's and DVDs given free by BMI - Treasures, Searching The Scriptures, Hymn CDs, and Bible Studies. Mark has been married since 2001 to Alene (see below) and a Christian missionary for over 6 years. The Hewitts have 4 children, and live in central OH. Previously Mark was an Engineer and Surveyor.

Alene Hewitt
Alene is Music Coordinator for Treasures From The Bible, BMI's weekly radio and TV program. She also writes Scripts for Treasures. She is the principal solo voice in all BMI Gospel Hymn recordings on radio and TV. She has responsibilities for fundraising at BMI, and she is mother to 4 children. She lives with Mark in central OH.

Thomas Holt, Sr.
Tom has been Secretary/Treasurer of the Board at BMI since it's founding 3 years ago. He was previously with another Independent Biblical Mission Board, and previous to that an official of a large Bible Society. He is responsible for the overall financial health of Bible Ministries International and to accomplish this, he coordinates various fundraising activities for all 5 staff at BMI. A former Presbyterian pastor, he is heard on the world's largest Christian radio network about twice each month with a 40 minute Bible study, and is also heard monthly on Paltalk (Internet-worldwide). He also speaks twice each month at various Bible fellowships, one near Philadelphia, one near New York. Tom edits various BMI materials and Bible studies.

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